The Philippines Coast Guard has contracted French shipbuilder OCEA for the delivery of four 24-meter patrol boats and one 84-meter offshore patrol vessel, the French company announced on January 8.
According to the French shipbuilder, the smaller boats will be based on the company’s FPB 72 MKII design while the larger patrol vessel will be based on the OPV 270 design.
OCEA has already delivered FPB units to Nigeria in 2012, to Suriname in 2013, and again to Nigeria in 2017.
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